Eggcitement!

Recently some of the children in Ms. Brennan’s and Ms. Clinton’s class paid a visit to the hens. They were very excited to see that our hens had been busy laying eggs and found lots of eggs to collect from the chicken coop. The chickens continue to be very popular with the children. They love visiting them in the morning to say hello and check for eggs!

St. Kilian’s N.S. entered two teams in the recent annual Link Credit Union Quiz. Over 30 teams from local primary schools took part in the event, which was held in Kingscourt Community Centre. Our U-13 team finished a very respectable sixth place in their section. Our U-11 team won their section outright and now go on to represent Link Credit Union at the Regional/Chapter round quiz in March. Our U-11 team members were Evie Oates, Megan White, Dean O’Reilly and Jack Teelin. Well done to all involved.

Go n-éirí leat! Go raibh maith agat.

An bhfuil ocras/tart ort? Tá ocras/tart orm.

Well done to Brian Magee, Conor O Reilly and Adam Mc Kenna who represented our school with distinction in Belfast at the Cumann na mBunscol Ulster Handball Finals in Belfast. Brian Magee wou the under 13’s singles while Conor and Adam were crowned doubles champions. Thanks to Fr. John for sharing his expertise with all our handballers.

St. Kilian’s Parents’ Assoc. for 2017/18 are listed under the Parents’ Assoc tab above. Our Parents’ Assoc. meet regularly and all are welcome to get involved. It is a great way to have your voice heard and drive change in our school.

Our hens Mini, Beatrice, Hetti and Patsey are settling nicely and are even starting to produce for us. The children love visiting them every morning and our children in 5th and 6th Class take excellent care of them daily. Thank you to the families who look after them at weekends.

Schools, in order to facilitate engagement with and to help embed new Child Protection Procedures, are closing for 2 half days training over the coming weeks. We propose to close on Wed 14th of Feb and Fri 16th March at 12.30pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.